Category Archives: Design

An extremely rare (one of only three made) 1953 Ferrari 625 Targa Floria – originally driven by Enzo Ferrari’s racing team and since restored twice (once at Modena) it remains in ‘excellent driving condition’.

Yours for between €4,500,000 and €6,500,000.

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Designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone, this is the 1969 Lamborghini Espada Series 1 – an elongated grand tourer and the brand’s best seller until the Countach.

With a recent comprehensive service, the car is presented with its original paint, interiors and engine and can be yours with a modest 84,426km on the clock for an unspecified amount.

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Behold: The Essentia – an electric prototype by Genesis Motors – the luxury division of South Korean manufacturer Hyundai.

A long-snouted, carbon fibre and aluminium sports car inspired by 1960s grand tourers, revealed at last week’s 2018 New York International Motor Show.

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Light Leaks: darkened rooms at galleries in Paris, Nantes  and LA filled with 50 disco balls illuminated by a sequence of timed, coloured lighting cues by Kyle McDonald and Jonas Jongejan. To wit:

…hundreds of structured light scans to capture the volumetric position of every pixel being projected by each of the three projectors. The pair then used SketchUp to predict the reflected pixel positions.

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Behold the rentable ‘romantic retreats’ of Finn Lough Bubble Domes – within a complex located in a 50 acre forest at Aghnablaney on the shores of Lower Lough Erne in Fermanagh.

Four poster beds, ensuite bathrooms, daily breakfast, fluffy robes and a view of, well, everything really.

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The Zagato 356 Carrera Speedster – a hardtop (and coupé) recreation (based on photometric records) of a car originally ordered by Ferdinand Porsche for French racing driver Claude Storez in 1957 that was subsequently destroyed in a 1959 crash.

Nine examples of each have been made.

All 18 have been sold.

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